Stella May Swartz
August 9, 2024
All students in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades will receive ONE ticket for the Kane County Cougars Baseball Game on Wednesday, May 28th, for reading at least 8 books.
Permission Slips MUST be returned by Wednesday, April 30th, to be able to attend the field trip.
Please be sure to mark off which food option your child would prefer for the game.
Permission Slip: https://5il.co/3dlgp
Salt Creek School District 48 all district-issued Chromebooks (and chargers) go home with students for summer use. All Chromebook activity will continue to be filtered and logged. However, the District will not be actively monitoring the activity until school resumes and students will only be allowed to access district approved educational materials. This only applies to students in grades 1 through 7 who are fully registered for the 25-26 school year. Summer technology will not be an option for our current kindergarten students, as those Chromebooks remain in Kindergarten each year.
We will not be able to do repairs throughout the summer, so if your child's device has any issues during this time, please email their school's administrative assistant and principal. We can work together on a solution that works best for you.
If you would like to opt-out of having your child keep their device for the summer, please email Gerrie Aulisa at gaulisa@saltcreek48.org. If no response is received, and your child is fully registered, then your child will be sent home with their Chromebook.
All cell phones and smart watches must be powered down and stored in their locker upon entering the building for the entire school day.
Phones have been installed in every classroom and students can contact you quickly when necessary. If you need to contact your child throughout the day - we will ask that you call the office and we will make sure to communicate the information to your child.
Any student found to have a Cell Phone or a Smart Watch on them will be asked to turn it off and bring it to the office. The student may pick up the device from the office at the end of the day as they exit the building.
Thank you in advance for supporting our tech-free distractions to support our student's learning environment.
Starting over Spring Break, the construction fencing will be going up outside of the school at the East end of the building. The only impact this will have on Swartz will be:
- Staff parking on Elder Lane will be fenced off and all parking will be in the West Lot.
- Doorway 10 will be closed for staff entry and exit and student exit to busses
Please keep in mind that Morning Drop Off and Afternoon Pick Up will remain in place along Elder Lane.
Parking will be extremely limited in the West side/Gym parking lot - please use the designated drop off and pick up procedures along Elder lane to minimize traffic in this lot.
Picture below shows where the fencing will be upon return from Spring Break.
Week of 4/28 - 5/2: Purpose
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Week of 5/5 - 5/9: Enthusiasm
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FTC would like to thank everyone who participated in our Spring Break dine outs, Get Air & Brusters.
FTC Save the dates for the rest of the year:
- April monthly meeting is Monday, April 21 @ 7pm in the Albright Cafeteria
- Flower Fundraiser pick up Saturday, April 26 from 10am-12pm @ Albright. *Additional flowers will be for sale
- Teacher Appreciation Week is the week of May 5. Please see the links below to sign up for supplies to assist FTC, or to see your teacher's favorite restaurants, colors, foods, and more!
- FTC's last Pokemon night of the year is Wednesday, May 14
- FTC's End of the Year Celebration is Friday, May 30 from 5-7pm.
- FTC's last dineout of the year is Tuesday, June 3 at Dairy Queen for the last day of the school year!
Any questions please reach out to Lisa Auriemme, lauriemme@saltcreek48ftc.org
Thanks!
Lisa Auriemme
FTC Co President District 48
The GPS Parent Series - FREE Virtual Webinars For Parents
The Glenbard Parent Series (GPS): Navigating Healthy Families is a distinguished speaker series dedicated to presenting relevant, high-profile authors, educators, and clinicians to all of our families in the DuPage area.
Here are a few of the upcoming FREE VIRTUAL webinars:
- An Evening with Best Buddies (Friendship Program for People with Special Needs)
- Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Teens and How to Limit its Impact
- Understanding and Preventing Addiction: Beautiful Boy
- Autonomy/Balanced Parenting: Reduce Parent Burnout and Raise Competent Kids
- A Blueprint/Skills for Better Grades and Less Stress
Click on this link for more information and registration/zoom link details.
Westway Coach Bus Co. 630-279-2720
Often there are times when our buses are running late. Westway Coach will notify us when there is a delay in time for buses so we can notify our parents of the bus that is running late. Sometimes, a situation can happen when our office is closed, and a parent tries to call us. If this is the case, you may contact Westway Coach at 630-270-2720. Note that our School Office hours are 7:15 to 3:15 Monday through Friday for Salt Creek and Stella May Swartz.
Update Information
It is important that parents keep their information updated in Skyward. If there is an emergency we do not want to have the wrong information. Please contact the proper school your student attends and give them any new information that needs to be changed whether it be for yourself, your spouse, another parent from a different address (we can separate addresses when student's are split between households),update new or old emergency contacts and any phone numbers for anyone on your Skyward parent portal. It is your responsibility to keep us informed. Salt Creek 630-832-6122, Stella May Swartz 630-834-9256 and Albright 630-279-6160.
Call the ABSENTEE LINE when your child is absent ☎️
Please make sure to call the Stella May Swartz Absentee line at 630-834-9256, press 2 if your child will be absent or arriving late. The school office will retrieve these messages every morning. If you have any doctor's notes, please send those with your student for the nurse's office.
*** You must leave a detailed reason of the absence.
A valid cause for absence includes illness (including mental or behavioral health of the student), observance of a religious holiday, death in the immediate family, family emergency, other situations beyond the control of the student. Remember if you do not call your student in on the day they are absent with a reason, they will be considered an Unexcused absence.
Apr 7: Classes Resume
Apr 18: NO SCHOOL
Apr 21: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Churchville One Room School House
Apr 21: FTC Meeting @ AMS 7:00 pm
Apr 22: 3rd Grade Field Trip to Churchville One Room School House
Apr 23: 4th Grade Field Trip to Tivoli Theatre
Apr 26: FTC Plant Pick Up @ AMS 12:00 - 2:00 pm
May 14: FTC Pokemon Night @ Swartz 6:30 pm
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